Example sentences of "[verb] if left " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stainless steel cutlery Can discolour and pit if left coated with food , so use the pre-wash cycle . |
| 2 | The intrusion of the bureaucratic considerations is likely to lead to solutions which differ in many cases from those an individual should have adopted if left to himself . |
| 3 | But now he wanted to see what she would do if left to solve the problem herself . |
| 4 | If the bag gets wet , dry it immediately — mould will soon grow if left too long . |
| 5 | Because of the scale of its command over resources , the government can spread its risks over many projects and so is justified in undertaking more investment in research and development than would occur if left to the private sector . |
| 6 | In case anyone thinks this was unnecessarily drastic , I did in fact leave them for a couple of hours to see if they would come out of their own accord — but they did n't , and I was concerned that they might starve if left to their own devices . |
| 7 | Each one who comes to Britain would almost certainly die if left in his own country . |
| 8 | Of course we shall want to ensure that their learning becomes more systematic and that their horizons are widened to encompass ways of thinking which they would not encounter if left to their own devices . |
| 9 | If on the other hand , a stress is applied slowly over a longer period the material flows like a viscous liquid so that the spherical shape is soon lost if left to stand for some time . |